Ribbon cutting
ES resident owns dance studio Page 11
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Alumnus of the year McGuire given top honor Page 16
YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
TOPNEWS Uniting to help others
ESHS helps ECHO send supplies to Texas Page 3
n City meetings relocating to Aud
Move is temporary until council finds new space Page 5
n Standing up
against violence
Purple Flower selling T-shirts until Sept. 16 Page 7
n Antique Auto Fest revamped
Chamber officials say participation increased Page 9
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DISPATCH Desk
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Sept. 4 9:11 a.m. — A guest at an area hotel reported damage to their car in the parking lot overnight. An officer responded and took a report. 12:15 p.m. — A caller advised of three juveniles coming out of the Perkins Mill. They set off a fire extinguisher inside and possibly broke another window. Information was taken for a report, and officers were advised to be on the lookout was issued for the juveniles. 3:28 p.m. — A caller reported that previous tenants had broken into one of her properties. An officer responded and made contact with the subjects. No charges were filed. 4:21 p.m. — Multiple calls were received about a two-vehicle traffic accident. An officer responded and took a report. Sept. 5 5:25 p.m. — A caller advised of suspicious people hanging around a vehicle in a parking lot. Officers responded, but the subject had left before arrival. No contact was made. 8:53 p.m. — A caller advised of an intoxicated female subject walking down the middle of Highway 62 in traffic. An officer responded but was unable to make contact. 10:42 p.m. — An officer responded to a 911 hangup and spoke to the caller, who advised it was a pocket dial. No report was taken. Sept. 6 7:02 a.m. — An officer witnessed a subject he knew to have an outstanding warrant and initiated a traffic stop on the subject, who was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear and driving on a suspended license. 12:00 p.m. — A citizen came in to report that he had hit another car at the junction of Spring and Pine streets. An officer responded to take a report. 7:58 p.m. — An officer responded to an area apartment for a noise complaint. Upon arrival and after staying in the area for several minutes, no music was heard. Sept. 7 10:35 a.m. — A subject came in to clear his warrant for failure to appear on a traffic citation. He was processed and released. 1:02 p.m. — An officer checked the res-
By Kelby Newcomb
idence of a person known to have a felony warrant. The subject was arrested and held for the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. 8:14 p.m. — Officers responded to a two-vehicle accident and arrested a subject for driving while intoxicated, implied consent, no driver’s license, reckless driving, failure to pay, leaving the scene of an accident and no vehicle insurance. Sept. 8 8:04 a.m. — An officer arrested a subject at a traffic stop for an outstanding felony warrant from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. 10:49 a.m. — A caller advised of a black Lab wandering around the parking lot close to traffic. The animal control officer responded to pick up the dog. The dog was later returned to its owner, who advised the dog jumped out of the truck while he was in town and he didn’t realize until he got home. 1:26 p.m. — An officer transported a subject to the Eureka Springs Police Department from Washington County Jail on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear. 1:55 p.m. — A store manager advised a shoplifting was caught on video and they needed to file a report. An officer responded to take a report. 2:05 p.m. — A caller advised of a silver vehicle with a Missouri license plate that had been parked in the loading zone for the last two days. An officer checked the area and issued appropriate citations. 2:08 p.m. — The high school principal requested an officer for a controlled substance issue. 3:26 p.m. — A downtown merchant advised of two vehicles that had been parked in the loading zone on Center Street all day. An officer checked the area and cleared the loading zone. 11:20 p.m. — Officers responded to an area motel for a report of suspicious activity by a guest. Sept. 9 12:15 a.m. — An officer responded to an alarm at an area business and checked the building. All was secure. 1:33 a.m. — A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a subject for driving while intoxicated and driving left of center. See Dispatch, page 14
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Shouldering the load
ESHS helps ECHO send supplies to hurricane victims By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com
ECHO Thrift Store manager Danyelle Harris knows what a community effort looks like. She saw it all last week, when many locals dropped off donations at the store to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey. One local agreed to donate a semi-truck to get the donations to Texas, and Eureka Springs High School students helped load it on Friday morning. “When I rounded the corner to meet the group, it seemed like about 30 high schoolers,” Harris said. “They were a sight for sore eyes, because we only had a few other volunteers. We had that thing loaded in 25 to 30 minutes.” Eureka Springs High School principal David Gilmore said he immediately wanted to help out when Harris asked if any students could lend a hand. “I’m all about it. I want our kids to see that community service side and have empathy for those in need,” Gilmore said. “We rounded up several of our kids. We took our Rotary Interact kids and several other strong boys and girls. It was a good experience. They were all happy to do it, and thankful.” Gilmore said he doesn’t deserve any credit, saying that goes to everyone who donated to ECHO and all his students who helped load the truck. “Here we are, and we have the ability to allocate these kids and resources when needed,” Gilmore said. “We’re trying to help out when we can.” The school is having its own fundraiser for hurricane victims, Gilmore said. “We started collecting money to donate to RedCross. org. To make it fun and more competitive, we set up a can with different teachers’ pictures on it, myself included,” Gilmore said. “Whichever can has the most money gets a pie in the face.” Senior Rebekah Copenhaver said she’s proud to go to school at Eureka Springs. “It’s a blessing, it really is … to be able to be at a school that is willing to have teachers get a pie in the face just to raise money for a cause,” Copenhaver said. When it came to loading the truck at ECHO, senior Brandon Ray said, he was ready to help. “I know those people need supplies, and any way I can help them makes me feel good,” Ray said. “I think everybody should help everybody out. If your school doesn’t even try to help you help other people, then what’s the point?” Freshman Preston Hyatt agreed. “It made me feel like I’m part of something. It feels great, and I want to keep helping, because it’s better for everyone,” Hyatt said. “We were just there to help them.
Photo by Tavi Ellis
Eureka Springs High School students load boxes of supplies into a U-Haul at ECHO Thrift Store on Friday, Sept. 8. ECHO took the supplies to Texas to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey.
We didn’t care what we had to do. We just wanted to help.” There’s no better cause, Copenhaver said, than helping the hurricane victims. “They’ve lost everything, and we have things, so I’m glad we got to help,” Copenhaver said. “They need it.” Harris certainly saw that to be true, she said, when her crew arrived in North Conroe, Texas. After unloading the truck at the distribution center, Harris said, they stayed to help process the flood buckets that were being sent to families returning to their homes and beginning the clean-up process. “They had a noon deadline to finish the 100 buckets remaining,” Harris said. “With all of us, we met that deadline! The distribution warehouse workers informed us of a few remarkable stories of their experiences, like the whole county was cleaned out of diapers, hygiene products, pillows and bottled water.” Those were among many of the items ECHO brought, Harris said. “They were so grateful for these items were were able to provide. God is so good,” Harris said. After helping with the flood buckets, Harris said, the group went to the Lone Star Convention Center, which
was set up as a FEMA/Red Cross shelter for evacuees. “We walked in and were immediately overwhelmed by the weight of loss all the people have experienced. The FEMA workers introduced us to a family of five whom we connected so well,” Harris said. “They invited us to stay longer, which afforded us more time to speak with them, hear their story, pray with them and laugh with them.” Harris remembered a donation from a 60-year-old autistic citizen of Carroll County, saying that citizen gave one pack of travel wipes. “It was a small donation in most of our perspectives, but it was huge for him, much like the widow’s mite,” Harris said. “I made sure to personally deliver his donation to the family we connected with at the shelter and shared with them the story behind the donation. We were all in tears. They were so grateful.” Harris reflected on the trip, saying she felt emotional remembering everyone she met in Texas. “It was wonderful being able to be down there working together as a team,” Harris said. “We didn’t see color. We didn’t see religion. We didn’t see political party. We just saw humans in need and were able to connect on that level. It was beautiful and gratifying.”
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When it comes to finding a permanent space for all city meetings, the Eureka Springs City Council has a few options. Mayor Butch Berry brought these options to the council table on Monday night, saying the council visited two proposed sites for meetings. Those two locations, Berry said, were a physician’s office on Norris Street and the fire station downtown. The physician’s office would require significant demolition to become a suitable space for city meetings, Berry said, but there’s quite a bit of space in that building. “It could work very easily for our facility. There were a couple of other offices still up there we could utilize, plus the basement for storage,” Berry said. The fire station downtown, he said, needs many renovations before it could be used as a community space. The city would have to clean out and whitewash the interior walls, replace the ceiling, upgrade the electrical system, install air conditioning and run a cable to broadcast meetings live. It would cost less to move the cable to the fire station than the physician’s office, Berry said, but the cost is almost the same to renovate both buildings. “They’re pretty much within $1,000 of each other. When you’re comparing apples to apples, both facilities are owned by the city,” Berry said. “There still might be one other option on the table. I’m not sure if we’re getting anywhere on that. It’s possible.” If the council chooses the fire station, Berry added, the physician’s office could be rented out. That would bring revenue in for the city, he said. Alderman David Mitchell said he enjoyed looking at both facilities, saying he’d like to narrow the options down to one facility. If Berry brings the third option to the table later on, Mitchell said, the council could still see if that would work. There are many good reasons to move to the physician’s office, Mitchell said. “It has a long-term ability to provide the city of Eureka Springs with a nice meeting
space. It’s a very nice environment,” Mitchell said. “It has some office space, and the surprise is when you walk down the stairs and find that massive area that could possibly be used for storage.” He continued, “The opportunities for the facility at Norris Street to make a very nice meeting facility and office space and storage space for the city certainly outweighs just renting the building for the small amount it would bring in as income.” Alderwoman Mickey Schneider said the fire station looks “horrendous” but would look good after renovations. “The fire station is right here. It’s downtown. It has all the parking directly across the street from the courthouse,” Schneider said. Alderwoman Peg Adamson said she could get behind both spaces. “The drawings for the front of the firehouse … it’s just gorgeous, and the inside would be nice and historically remodeled,” Adamson said. It would be good, Berry said, to eliminate one of the options. He said that would give the city more of an idea how to move forward. “We’re going to apply for a grant. This one, the downtown fire station, probably weighs better in getting the grant, because it’s a combination of a fire station and community meeting room,” Berry said. “On Norris Street, it would be strictly meeting rooms. They’re both eligible, but the grant we’re going after … they like to give money to fire stations.” Alderman Terry McClung said there’s more potential for the physician’s office than the fire station. “There’s additional office space up there. There’s a lot more potential there than just the meeting room,” McClung said. “The fire station … the location is better. I can’t deny that. However, it’s a fire station. It’s going to continue to be used as a fire station.” McClung said he wanted to pick a date to make a decision and moved for the council to decide at its first meeting in October. The council voted, with McClung, Schnei-
der and Kristi Kendrick voting in favor of it and Bob Thomas, Adamson and Mitchell voting against it. Berry voted in favor of the motion to break the tie. Also at the meeting, transit director Ken “Smitty” Smith presented a mid-year report on the transit department. Smith said the year started off slowly but has gotten better and better over the past few months. “Mid-June, things started picking up. July was probably the best July we’ve had in 10 years,” Smith said. “August was really good if you count the years Labor Day wasn’t in August, and September is booming.” The department has brought in some smaller trolleys to complement the larger ones, Smith said, and those have definitely come in handy. “We love the small trolleys. They fit our town nicely,” Smith said. He won’t be asking the city for more vehicles any time soon, Smith said, but he will be asking for funds to install an automated bus stop announcement system. Smith said the system was recommended by the state to fulfill an ADA requirement. “With that, we can also sell advertising. As they approach a stop at a restaurant or hotel, they can buy advertising at one of the stops,” Smith said. “We’re looking forward to that as another revenue stream for us.” Everyone who works for the transit department will soon be tested for opioids, Smith added. “The federal government is trying to address this opioid epidemic in this country,” Smith said. “If a driver tests positive for an opioid, he’d have to show a valid prescription for it or I can’t use him. A lot of [opioids] are impairing drugs. They put you to sleep and make you drowsy.” In other business, the council approved the annual ordinance for real and personal property taxes. Christian Super was approved to be on the parks and recreation commission, and Jim Jordan was approved to be on the cemetery commission. The council’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, at The Auditorium lobby.
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Council votes to temporarily move city meetings to The Aud By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com
All city meetings will be held in The Auditorium until the Eureka Springs City Council can find and renovate a permanent space. On Monday night, the council heard from Mayor Butch Berry about relocating the meetings. Berry recalled when the issue came to the table on Aug. 14, when the council voted against a recommendation from the ADA Committee to temporarily move the meetings to The Aud. The committee made the recommendation at its July 27 meeting. At that meeting, the committee discussed a complaint submitted by Joyce Knowles saying the council has willfully refused to move meetings from the courthouse to a location where constituents can face council members. Knowles said that makes it particularly difficult for deaf citizens to participate in city government and violates ADA requirements. On Monday night, Berry said he’d like to bring that recommendation back to the table. “Recently, it’s come to the mayor’s office that we need to act on it. We’ve been looking at other opinions and the options on where to go and what to do at this point in time,” Berry said. “I’d like to go ahead and suggest that we go ahead and move our meetings over to The Auditorium.” The reason the issue came back to the mayor’s office, Knowles reported Tues-
day, is that she and husband Eric Knowles hired an attorney to file an injunction in federal court. Knowles said an attorney representing the city through the Arkansas Municipal League worked with her attorney to negotiate an agreement. The negotiation included moving temporarily to The Auditorium, providing a print transcript or edited closed captioning of council meetings on Youtube, completing a city self-assessment of ADA standards, creating a plan to rectify deficiencies found in the self-assessment and giving Knowles a chocolate cake, Knowles said. The reason for the chocolate cake? “[It’s] because of their ‘let them eat cake’ attitude toward the disabled for the last 27 years,” Knowles said. “Most of this can be done by executive order. No word yet on the cake.” The mayor’s office had no comment on the negotiation. Before the vote on Monday night, alderwoman Mickey Schneider said she was unhappy with making the temporary move. The current city council, Schneider said, is the first in 20 years to work on meeting ADA standards. “We are actually out there finding a place. To finally have a council who’s doing [this] and to treat them like that … I think it’s very uncalled for and rude and disrespectful,” Schneider said. “I think they should take into consideration that
Historic District Commission OKs work at 26 Ridgeway By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com
Thanks to the Historic District Commission, Penny Pemberton can get to work on renovating 26 Ridgeway. The commission agreed Sept. 6 to approve an additional side stairway and retaining wall on the property. According to the application, the stairs will be on the west side of the house, with Stair 1 providing access to the below-grade basement from the side retaining wall and Stair 2 providing access to the rear yard. The retaining wall will
be 4 feet high with concrete-faced stacking stones, it says. In other new business, the commission approved privacy fencing sections around the rear patio at 102 S. Main, a new fence and gate at 23 Breeding, a new fence and gate at 60 Steele and new construction at 17 Howell St. The commission moved on to approve the consent agenda, which includes Level I applications the city preservation officer believes to be in accordance with the design See HDC, page 17
we are attempting.” The council members can’t give the public a specific schedule of how long it will take to move, Schneider said, but they are working on it. “I think it would behoove our people to give us a break and let us do the best we can,” Schneider said. Temporarily moving to The Auditorium, she said, wouldn’t help as much as some members of the community think. Schneider said the council couldn’t live broadcast its meetings at The Auditorium. “We will be helping one teeny tiny little bit of our citizenry. We’re going to be hurting a huge amount, because nobody really appreciates how many people watch this live presentation,” Schneider said. “If you can watch it at home, it saves them time and trouble. It saves us time and trouble. It saves parking and everything else.” The point, Schneider said, is that the council is working to find a permanent
meeting space for everyone. “We have a goal. We are aiming for it,” Schneider said. “I just don’t think it’s very fair, very nice or very right to not give us a chance to get there without twisting our arm and kicking us. That’s just my personal opinion.” Alderman David Mitchell agreed. There were many years, Mitchell said, where the council did nothing to make city meetings ADA-accessible. “We’ve come into this issue. We start looking at it,” Mitchell said. “This urgency by two citizens in the community that is creating this emergency issue … I find it disturbing, but we’re going to go ahead and deal with it. I still find it disturbing. That’s all I’m going to say.” The council voted to temporarily move city meetings to The Auditorium, with Kristi Kendrick, Peg Adamson, Bob Thomas and Terry McClung voting in favor of it and Mitchell and Schneider voting against it.
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Love, not hate
We straight, white, privileged Americans must be willing to lay down our privilege and our lives for those who are not. They need our compassion and protection. Be ready and willing for them to use your home for a refuge. We cannot let the predators win. If you have any reason to suspect that anyone intends harm against anyone, report it. If you can, stop it. Love, not hate, makes America great. – Mark Eastburn
The spirit of giving
Dear Editor, What a generous community we live in. Our hearts are moved by all the creative efforts to help those suffering after Hurricane Harvey -from Echo’s truckload of critical items to the chamber’s collection for the Texas Diaper Bank and other efforts ongoing. Having lived in Mississippi when Katrina hit, I know how many companion animals ended up starving, lost or homeless. Local shelters are, even in the best of times, often overwhelmed by the num-
ber of animals needing rescue. For the next month, Good Shepherd Humane Society is collecting donations (cash only) at the two thrift stores to send to several Texas humane societies (vetted by Charity Navigator and Forbes). If you have a spare dollar, do drop by. Those folks in Texas will do their best to reunite pets with their families or shelter them until there is once again a house to come home to. “No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.” (Aesop). Sincerely, – Nan Johnson Eureka Springs
Support DACA
Be it resolved: The Democratic Party of Carroll County, Arkansas, requests that Governor Hutchinson, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, and all six Republican members of our Arkansas US Congressional delegation push for comprehensive immigration reform that includes protections for these 800,000 young people -- 10,000 of which live in Arkansas, and as many as 1,000 may live in Carroll County.
Citizen of the Week Laci Mofitt is this week’s Citizen of the Week. Mofitt, who owns Eureka Clothing Company, was nominated by Fiona Richards for hosting a drop-off for donations to Hurricane Harvey victims. “All items were packed and sorted by Jack Richards, Audrey Falkoswki and others from Eureka Springs,” Richards said. “Thanks to Diane Reder and all who donated and made the trip to Texas to deliver.” To nominate somebody for Citizen of the Week, email Samantha Jones at Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com.
Those that are directly affected by the Executive Action by Mr. Trump phasing out of DACA, the young who were brought to this country by their parents, sometimes even as infants, these Dreamers who are Americans in their hearts, in their minds, in every single way but one: on paper. They may not know a country besides the United States. They may not even know a language besides English. They often have no idea they’re undocumented until they apply for a job,
or college, or a driver’s license. We stand with the statements by President Obama and the Democratic Party of Arkansas concerning the un-necessary action taken by Mr. Trump but encourage legislative action to provide a pathway to citizenship for those under the DACA program and a legalization pathway for the over 11 million undocumented people currently in these United States. – Doug Hausler, Secretary Democratic Party of Carroll County
Five & Dime to hold auditions Sept. 19 and 20 Five & Dime Drama Collective of Eureka Springs will hold auditions for its Fall Performance Series, which will include six 10-minute plays, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, and at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Main Stage Creative Community Center at 67 North Main St. in Eureka Springs. There are 10 roles for men and 11 roles for women, with ages ranging from the 20s to the 70s, and for all races. A few of the roles require singing but most do not. Rehearsals will start in early October and continue until the performance dates, on Nov. 11 and Nov. 12. Scripts will be sent to those wanting to prepare for the auditions. For more information, email FiveAndDimeDrama@gmail.com.
Constitution Day celebration slated for Sept. 17 Join Eurekans in Basin Park from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, for a celebration of Constitution Day. The celebration will include music, watermelon and free copies of the Constitution, as well as a voter registration booth.
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What do
think
Citizen Opinion by Cindy Worley
Do you agree with President Trump’s decision to end DACA?
Rob Dunbar “Rob”
No. I think the President is joking.
Alyssa Zimmerman “Alyssa”
I don’t. They should not be punished.
Don Schuhardt Jeremiah “G Paul” Alvarado No.
“Jeremiah”
Val Almon “Val”
Absolutely not! It hurts my heart.
Becky Heath “Becky Boo” No, I don’t.
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Do you agree with President Trump’s decision to end DACA?
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The Purple Flower holds T-shirt fundraiser until Sept. 16 By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com
The Purple Flower, Carroll County’s only domestic violence resource center, has launched a fundraiser to help its mission in more ways than one. The organization will be selling T-shirts that say “I am a voice against violence” until Sept. 16. The T-shirts can be purchased by visiting www.ThePurpleFlower.org. Barb Mourglia, who works with the Purple Flower, said the fundraiser will help the organization raise money and awareness. The T-shirts target all violence, Mourglia said. “We thought we should just target violence as a whole, especially since the world seems to be in turmoil all the time,” Mourglia said. “Violence begets violence. It’s good to take a stand against violence, not only in the home but around the world. We thought it would be a good conversation starter.” The T-shirts are an awareness tool, Mourglia said, because they might encourage people to talk about the dangers of violence more. “Something I love is that the shirts are available in kids’ sizes,” Mourglia said. “It’s sort of strengthening around the message of nonviolence that we can all come at in the community and say collectively we are a voice against violence.” Violence affects children more than many people think, Mourglia said. “Violence in the home or intimate partner violence definitely affects children in big, big ways,” she said. “It determines how they’re going to be as an adult. Research has shown the effects on children are the same as if they were the target of the violence, just by seeing it. It’s an important message and an important stand to take.” The Purple Flower has had quite a few changes over the past year, Mourglia said. The organization has a paid staff member who has created a seven-step program to help those from abusive homes, Mourglia said. “It’s really full of meat and information and tools to empower women and help them gain independence and break that cycle of violence once and for all,” Mourglia said.
The office has an emotional support animal, Mourglia added, and a support group should start up again soon. “We hope once a month to include a member from the community who speaks for just a few minutes about some topics that would be empowering,” Mourglia said. “So maybe finances or maybe talk about what the library has to offer or talk about any number of things that would empower someone to have independence. Knowledge is power.” The clientele has tripled this year, she said. “We are growing, growing, growing really fast,” she said. “On that note, we need help.” The organization always accepts financial support, Mourglia said, but she’s open to any help anybody has to offer. Any skill set, she said, could make The Purple Flower better. “We need help with people who have skills to just jump in and help. A lot of the things would be onetime projects or maybe once a month,” Mourglia said. “We would love people to bring their skill sets and see how we can work that into making a difference in the community and helping people live a life free of violence.” October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Mourglia said, so she’s encouraging everyone to wear purple on Oct. 1. Domestic violence has no boundaries, she said, and it’s important that everyone know that. “It reaches across every kind of line there is. It touches children. It touches women. It touches men. It tears apart families,” Mourglia said. Research is now showing that the majority of people who commit mass shootings have a prior pattern of domestic violence, she said. “We need, as a community, to stand up against that and come together. We are open to accepting whatever kind of ideas and help from the community,” Mourglia said. “We would love for people to stand with us. We think people would stand with us. We have a lot of support, and we appreciate that.” She continued, “We really hope to be able to keep taking these big steps and keep growing, and we need support to do that.”
LAST WEEK’S QUESTION
54 votes cast
Do you think our government has responded well to Hurricane Harvey?
m Yes: 75.9% (41 votes) m No: 13.0% (7 votes)
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m Not sure: 11.1% (6 votes)
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Ozark Arts Council brainstorms ideas for Folk Festival By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com
If the Ozark Arts Council has its way, this year’s Folk Festival will be better than ever. The council met Thursday, Sept. 7, to discuss the festival, led by the City Advertising and Promotion Commission’s events coordinator Andy Green. The point of the meeting, Green said, was to get everyone’s ideas on the table. “This is really a think-tank work group, not assigning tasks or anything,” Green said. “We’re just asking you to use your creative imaginations to help us develop a program, specifically at this point the Folk Festival for 2017.” This year’s Folk Festival is scheduled from Nov. 2-5. Green said he’s been talking to different groups in the Ozarks to see if any of them would be interested in participating in the festival, espe-
cially when it comes to the spoken-word storytelling component of it. “I’ve been communicating with some of the folks at Ozark Highland Radio, because I was looking at partners in maybe a songwriting contest,” Green said. “To the same extent, I talked to the I’ll Fly Away Foundation in Bentonville. They have some interests. I’m not sure how we’ll work all that out. I feel like if we’re going to do a songwriting program, we ought to get some partners involved with a background and interest in original music.” He has also spoken with the Folk Alliance in Kansas City, Mo., saying that group would like to be a silent partner in the festival at the very least. “It may be nothing more than them putting their brand on the event and them putting our event details in their social media program or website,”
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Green said. “When we have a little more substantial run of show, we can com back to that and say, ‘Here’s what our program looks like this year. What can we do to help you? How can you help us?’ ” Green said he’s been speaking with local groups, too. These groups include the Eureka Springs Historical Museum and the ESNA Railway. Green said he’d love to have the historical museum’s Voices of the Silent City event featured at the festival. “In the early discussions we’ve had, they seem very enthused about the idea,” Green said. “I know this is going to be a repetition for some of you, but I’m really trying to search out the diamonds in our own backyard that I think fit into the concept of a folk festival.” He’s working with the excursion train, Green said, to offer free rides to those who come to the festival. So far, Green said, ESNA Railway seems interested in participating in the event. “We could give away free rides to a train-load each day Saturday and Sunday,” Green said. “They would get their conductors to tell their stories to both cars. They seemed to think it was a great idea, and they’re discussing that internally.” Green added, “Again, these outreaches have been received very well. People are just ecstatic they might be able to include the work they’ve already done and their staff and their volunteers in the Folk Festival.” This isn’t the first year something like this has happened during the festival, CAPC director Mike Maloney said, but it would be a return to that. “It’s just a good way to bring them back together,” Maloney said. Green remembered seeing a video clip of one of the older festivals, saying it was a big deal back then. “The Folk Festival was a holiday for the whole town. Everybody got dressed up, and everybody participated,” Green said. That’s when the Queens Contest was
really important, Reillot Weston said. “At this point, it’s a multi-generational event,” Weston said. “I used to chaperone at it.” Weston asked why the contest has been discontinued, and Green said it’s because there wasn’t much interest in it last year. Some women in the community are looking at a way to bring that back, Green said. “They wanted to work on a concept that would integrate young women into a rebirth of that program. They suggested we could come up with a concept and an approach that kind of reinvigorates that,” Green said. “It would be something we’d have to approach next year rather than this year. I won’t say it’s been canceled for good. It’s just that we don’t have a concept we felt would be embraced quickly.” Another event that won’t be happening this year, Green said, is the Folk Festival Parade. “The general consensus was we already have some very successful parades and the Folk Parade was very difficult for them to garner any interest last year,” Green said. “We just felt like we would rather spend our energies, our time and our resources this year on something else.” The big performance at this year’s festival is Lucinda Williams, Green said. There will be a family-friendly performance by the Hedgehoppers, too. He’s open to including more family-friendly acts at that event, Green said. “If it’s workable, we should do more than just the Hedgehoppers that night,” Green said. So far, Green said, he’s had a lot of luck getting the community interested in the festival. He said he hopes to bring in some spoken-word Ozark stories this year. “Everybody I’ve spoken to about integrating some of the spoken-word and narrative history of this area and this region have just been ecstatic,” Green said. “There’s no exception to that.”
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Chamber officials call revamped Antique Auto Festival a success By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com
With a new location and schedule, this year’s Antique Auto Festival looked a lot different from the events of previous years. The event was moved to the Great Passion Play, and the Antique Auto Parade took place in the late afternoon. Paul Miller, president of the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce, said these changes were based on feedback from car clubs that attended last year’s event. According to a press release from the chamber, the festival’s attendance has been dwindling for the past few years. In its peak years, the release says, the festival brought in 450 cars. Last year, it attracted 150 cars. “We were really kind of in jeopardy of losing the event. We had to accommodate to the standards they’re used to,” Miller said. To save the event, Miller said, the chamber extended the judging time and moved it to an area where more cars could spread out. With the longer judging time, Miller said, the parade and the bank robbery re-enactment were affected. “That obviously played into when the parade can start. That was the primary factor … accommodating those people to that schedule and addressing their concerns,” he said. The bank robbery re-enactment almost didn’t happen, Miller said, because the schedule changed so much. Miller explained that the chamber contracts with an acting troupe to put on the re-enactment. “We had been in negotiations with them for a few months. We were trying to accommodate their schedule and our schedule, and it just ended up being a conflict of times for their troupe,” Miller said. “When we were informed we were running out of options, we didn’t know if there were other troupes available. At that time, we were anticipating it wouldn’t be performed this year.” Luckily, Miller said, several dedicated citizens stepped in to make the re-enactment happen. “They went out and purchased the props and the costumes. Even though scheduling
conflicts looked like it was not going to let that happen this year, a lot of people stepped up, and we appreciate that,” Miller said. That’s just the type of community Eureka Springs is, Miller said. “It shows how our town can pull together and how passionate some people are, that they want to see traditions continue,” Miller said. “From the mayor’s office down to our shop owners and our attraction people to step up like that … that is amazing, and it shows how our community does pull together.” Miller said he has heard the criticisms from the community concerning the revamped festival. “We appreciate all comments, both positive and critical. We don’t always feel like we have the best mousetrap,” Miller said. “We realize this is a first-time event for us in a different venue with a different schedule, so we’re listening to all the comments so we can apply those concerns and kudos to the way we continue.” There were many positive aspects of the festival, Miller said. There were 247 cars registered and judged, with more than 170 cars participating in the parade. Already, Miller said, three car clubs have expressed interest in returning next year. The best part of the festival, he said, is that some of its proceeds will benefit the ECHO Clinic. Miller said that’s something that will continue next year, saying he hopes the attendance continues increasing. “It looks like our participation next year will increase based on the general feedback we’ve had,” Miller said. “The car clubs say everything was very positive. They appreciated the venue being spread out. I think we’ll take what we’ve learned this year and apply that to next year.” Miller thanked all the volunteers who helped make the event possible, especially Morris Dillow, Rusty Windle and Eric Studer. “They really stepped up and got a lot of participation from these car clubs and sponsorships,” Miller said. “It is their passion, and that’s one thing we really love. If we’re going to do an event, we always feel we want to do it right.”
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Voices from Eureka’s Silent City slated for October The 9th annual Voices from Eureka’s Silent City living history tours at the city cemetery will take place from Thursday, Oct. 19, to Saturday, Oct. 21, and again on Friday, Oct. 27, and Saturday, Oct. 28. This year’s theme is “EUREKA! Believe it or not!” The performance will focus on the many people, places and things that intrigued Robert Ripley of “Ripley’s Believe it or Not” fame and many other unique and unbelievable characters. The one-hour walking tours depart every 20 minutes beginning at 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under, and
they will be sold at the Eureka Springs Historical Museum at 95 S. Main St., all Cornerstone Bank locations and the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce at Pine Mountain Village. Tickets can also be purchased at the parking site on the performance dates. This event is a major fundraiser for the Eureka Springs Historical Museum and is co-sponsored by Cornerstone Bank, Local Flavor Cafe and Aquarius Taqueria. For more information, contact Stephanie Stodden at director@eurekaspringshistoricalmuseum.org or by calling 479-253-9417.
Rebecca Loebe to perform Sept. 17
Eureka House Concerts will present a performance by singer-songwriter Rebecca Loebe on Sept. 17, at 17 Elk St. in Eureka Springs. Loebe is a true folk warrior who has spent the past decade performing in 44 states of the U.S., as well as Canada, Europe, the U.K. and Japan. Along the way, she has honed her voice as one of the Americana music
scene’s most exciting new songwriters and earned a place on Alternate Root Magazine’s annual listing of the Top 10 Female Singers in America Bayard Balin will be opening for Loebe. A $15 donation will be accepted at the door. For more information, visit www.EurekaHouseConcerts.com or call 479-244-0123.
HI Rotary to host Shrimp Boil Oct. 7 The Holiday Island Rotary Club will host a Shrimp Boil on Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Holiday Island Clubhouse. The menu will include boiled shrimp, new potatoes, corn on the cob, bread and beer, tea or lemonade. Music will be provided by Charlie Chrysler and the All Stars, beginning at 4 p.m. The meal will start at 5 p.m.
Single Parent Scholarship Fund of NWA announces fall 2017 scholarship totals Single Parent Scholarship Fund of NWA announced that 85 single parents from Carroll, Madison and Washington counties have been awarded scholarships for the fall 2017 semester. The total value of these scholarships is $150,000. Students use their awards to cover personal and educational expenses, allowing them to overcome barriers to pursuing their degree. Since 1984, SPSF NWA has awarded thousands of scholarships worth more than $4 million to residents of Carroll, Madison and Washington counties. The next dead-
line to apply for the scholarship is Oct. 15, for the spring 2018 semester. For a complete list of eligibility requirements, visit www.SingleParentScholarshipFund.org. SPSF NWA scholarships are funded entirely by community support, which includes grants, donations and fundraising events. A private foundation has funded the organization’s administrative costs, which means that community support goes directly toward scholarships and supportive programs which turn poverty into prosperity for low-income single-parent households.
Photography contest meeting scheduled for Sept. 14 If you need more information on the Eureka Springs National Photography Contest, join the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce at 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, at the Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library Annex. Bring your laptop and the chamber will walk you through the
registration and contest entry process. For more information on the event, contact Jessica Wheeless at jessica@ eurekaspringschamber.com or call 479253-8737. You can also visit www.EurekaSpringsChamber.com and click on events.
Poetry slam fundraiser scheduled for Sept. 22 The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow will have a Poetry Slam fundraiser at Friday, Sept. 22, at The Cookery in Eureka Springs. The doors open at 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 6 p.m. and the show at 7 p.m. Tickets are
$50, which includes dinner, birthday cake and the poetry slam. It will feature performances by Houston Hughes, Molly Sroges and Zeek Taylor. Call 479-253-7444 for tickets and details.
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Merlin Foundation to host Ragball tournament Sept. 16 The Merlin Foundation is hosting its second annual Ragball tournament on Saturday, Sept. 16, at the A.L. Carter Baseball and Softball Complex in Berryville. Sixteen teams from Berryville, Harrison, Huntsville, Blue Eye and Fayetteville will compete to see who will go home with the first-place trophy. The tournament will begin with pool play at 9 a.m., with tournament play
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to follow. This tournament is proudly sponsored by many local businesses at a variety of sponsorship levels. The Merlin Foundation and Grandma’s House Children’s Advocacy Center are putting on the event, which will include t-shirts for $10 each and limited concessions. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.grandmashousecac.com.
Issues on Aging Group meets every other Thursday The Eureka Springs First United Methodist Church’s Issues on Aging Group meets at 1 p.m. every other Thursday with specific programs aimed to help everyone better deal with the challenges of aging. All are welcome to attend. The Schmieding Center has been invited to
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Antique Auto Festival
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The Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce hosted the 47th annual Antique Auto Festival from Sept. 8-9 at the Great Passion Play.
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Bank Robbery Reenactment
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Photos by Tavi Ellis
It looked like the annual Bank Robbery Re-enactment wouldn’t happen on Saturday, Sept. 9, but a few citizens stepped up to save the day … much like those who killed and captured the robbers in 1922.
The crowd parts as the infamous bank robbers arrive.
Actors Wyatt Beck and Ambur Rockell West play convincing roles as criminal and damsel in distress.
Whoa there, sharpshooter! You’ll get your chance to be a local hero once again, at the next annual 1922 Bank Robbery Reenactment.
The daylight robbery attracted several witnesses from nearby businesses.
Bandits George Price, Charles Price and Cy Wilson fall dead at the hands of armed citizens Ernest A. Jordan and Joe McKimmey, all portrayed by residents of Eureka Springs.
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7:24 a.m. — A caller advised of two males, a female and a dog sleeping in the cave behind an area business. The caller advised she saw them the previous day and they were still there. An officer responded, but the subjects were gone on arrival. 10:00 a.m. — A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a subject on an outstanding felony warrant. 12:00 p.m. — A caller advised of a silver vehicle parked in the red zone on Center Street blocking traffic. An officer responded, but the vehicle was gone on arrival. 12:49 p.m. — A caller advised of a red vehicle parked in the red zone and advised it was an ongoing problem. An officer responded, but the vehicle was gone on arrival. The complaint was noted for extra patrol of the area. 1:10 p.m. — A caller advised that there was damage done to his vehicle and a business card left on his window. An officer responded for a report.
2:00 p.m. — A caller advised that one of the classic cars had stalled in traffic. An officer responded for traffic control until the road could be cleared. 2:16 p.m. — A caller advised of a small black car and a tan pick p truck that were parked and blocking the traffic off of Spring Street onto Mountain Street. An officer responded and advised the road was passible, but both vehicles were cited for illegal parking. 7:08 p.m. — An officer responded to an area restaurant for a private property accident report. Sept. 10 3:00 a.m. — An officer was flagged down by a female subject, who requested help finding her husband. The husband was located. 5:42 a.m. — An officer responded to an area motel for a welfare check. Sept. 11 5:28 a.m. — A resident advised that she thought she heard someone on her porch. An officer checked the residence and the area but did not find anyone in the immediate vicinity.
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Carroll Electric Cooperative dispatched 24 professionals Monday to South Carolina to assist with power outage restoration efforts caused by Hurricane Irma. Carroll Electric’s four six-men crews and equipment have been assigned to work at Berkeley Electric Cooperative located in Moncks Corner, S.C., approximately 50 miles north of Charleston. Mutual aid assistance arrangements are coordinated through local cooperative safety managers and statewide trade associations. “When we asked for volunteers to travel to South Carolina and be prepared to stay 10 days or longer, we filled all the slots quickly with folks eager to help,” said Carroll Electric’s safety manager, Randy Hooten. “We frequently see this cooperative spirt when personnel are asked to help
in times of crisis.” After group prayer and loading equipment with tools, spare tires and fuel, the Berryville crews pulled out Monday morning and headed toward central Arkansas, where they will meet up with other Carroll Electric crews from Benton, Madison and Newton counties. From there, they will caravan to South Carolina and are expected to arrive late Tuesday afternoon. Crews from 11 other electric cooperatives in Arkansas are also supporting restoration efforts. Assistance was requested from cooperatives in Florida and South Carolina. Carroll Electric Cooperative is headquartered in Berryville and serves approximately 95,000 accounts in 11 counties in southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas.
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Mass flu vaccine slated Sept. 28 in BV
The Carroll County Health Unit will offer flu vaccinations at 402 Hailey Road in Berryville from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28. People should bring their insurance cards with them to the flu vaccine clinic. If they do not have insurance or the insurance does not cover flu shots, the vaccine will be available at no charge. “We want Carroll County residents to stay healthy this flu season, and getting a yearly flu vaccination is the best line of protection,” said Lisa Holt, Carroll County Health Unit administrator. “We encourage everyone to come to the mass clinic at the local health unit to get their flu shot.” According to a press release from the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), experts continue to recommend annual flu vaccinations for children and adults. The flu virus changes from year to year, the release says, and this year’s vaccine protects against the flu viruses that are expected to cause the most illness this flu season. “The flu should not be taken lightly,” said Dr. Dirk Haselow, state epidemiologist at ADH. “We are encouraging everyone to get a flu shot to protect them-
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selves and their families, because it is hard to predict in advance how severe the flu season is going to be this year.” People of all ages can get the flu. The release says certain people are more likely to have serious health problems if they get the flu. This includes older adults, young children, pregnant women, people with chronic health conditions (such as asthma, diabetes or heart disease), people who smoke and people who live in nursing homes, it says. Therefore, ADH strongly recommends that people in these groups get a flu vaccine. It is also recommended that friends, family members and people who provide care to people in these groups also get a vaccine not only to protect themselves but also to decrease the possibility that they might expose the people they love and care for to the flu, the release says. The flu vaccine is safe and does not cause the flu. Some people may have mild soreness and redness near the site of the shot and a low fever or slight headache. There are very few medical reasons to skip the flu vaccine, the release says. These include life-threatening allergic reactions to a previous
Carroll County Beekeepers to meet in new location
The Carroll County Beekeepers will now be meeting in the Community Room of Carroll Electric in Berryville. The organization meets at 6:30 p.m. every second Thursday and is open to beekeepers and anyone interested in learning more about bees or beekeeping. The first meeting in the new location will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14.
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Mindy Little-Stevenson, of Eureka Springs, was born June 18, 1982 in Denver, Colo., daughter of Lyle Jay Little and Terri (Porter) Little. She departed this life Saturday, September 2, 2017, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 35 years. Mindy enjoyed dancing, singing and the outdoors. She was such a fun-loving, outgoing person who truly loved the Lord and her family. She knew no strangers and will be missed by all. She is survived by her two sons, Kenyon Jay Stevenson and Hunter Roy Stevenson, both of Eureka Springs; mother, Terri Little; father, Lyle Little and wife, Tammy, of Denver, Colo.; sister, Jenny Little of Las Vegas, Nev.; sister, Tina Zoretic of South Glens Falls, New York; step-daughter, Brenna Renae Kostiuk of Oregon; step-brother, Shaun
dose of the flu vaccine or an ingredient in the vaccine. It says people with allergies to vaccine ingredients can often receive the vaccine safely if it is given in a doctor’s office where they can be monitored. The flu is easily spread through coughing or sneezing and by touching something, such as a door knob, with the virus on it and then touching their nose or mouth. Good hand washing habits are important in preventing the flu, the release says. However, the best way to prevent the flu is to get the vaccine. For more information, visit Healthy. Arkansas.gov or Flu.gov.
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George of Nebraska; niece, Brittany Bernash of South Glens Falls, New York; grandmother, Donna Porter; grandparents, Jack and Jan Little; aunts and uncles, Sue and Rick Wattier, Alice and Larry Thompson, Bill and Sandy DeYott; several other family, loved ones and a host of friends. She is preceded in death by her sons’ father, David Stevenson. A Celebration of Life service was at 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017 at the First Baptist Penn Memorial Church, Eureka Springs, Arkansas with Pastor Acra Turner officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. Memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Penn Memorial Church, 100 Spring Street, Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.
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Writers’ Colony announces new online magazine
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs has announced the release of its new online magazine, eMerge. Emerge was created to be a platform for established and emerging authors and artists who have a connection with the Writers’ Colony to publish and promote their literary and graphic works. The first issue is now online at https:// emerge-writerscolony.org, or you can find it by going to https://www.writerscolony.org/ and clicking on eMerge in the top menu bar. You will find works by many local authors, including Wendy Taylor Carlisle, John Rankine, Zeek
Taylor and Sharon Spurlin. Submissions for the Winter 2018 edition of eMerge are due by Dec. 15, 2017. There are no themes or genre limitations or boundaries. Guidelines for submissions are posted on the eMerge website.
New clay workshops added to ESSA calendar Two clay workshops have been added to Eureka Springs School of the Arts’ fall calendar. Cathrin Yodi and Sheri Cunningham will teach “Arts of Mud” from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays from Sept. 26-Oct. 31. This workshop provides a complete overview of the methods, techniques, equipment, safety and studio design that allow the novice, teacher and more advanced clay artists to develop their skills plus daily clay building exercises to teach proper techniques and glazing. Yodi and Cunningham will also teach DISH-O-RAMA from 4:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays from Sept. 28-Nov. 2. Students will let their imagination go as they design and handmake a custom four-piece place setting of dishes. In this class, students will use their choice of stoneware of earthenware clay to throw on the wheel, hand-build or both, depending on their level of experience. All levels are welcome. Each student will make four dinner or salad plates, four bowls and four mugs or tumblers. Sign up today and learn more about all Eureka Springs School of the Arts workshops by visiting www.essa-art. org or calling 479-253-5384.
Rotary to have special program Sept. 14 The Eureka Springs Rotary Club will have a special program at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, at the Crystal Dining Room in the Crescent Hotel. Dr. Jay Craig, assistant governor for District 6110, will be presenting his Native American program for members and guests. Craig has had a distinguished career as a U.S. Marine serving in Vietnam. In 1993, he became a chiropractic doctor. Prior to his retirement, he was voted Tulsa’s best chiropractic physician. He is also a martial artist, a
former boxer and has 2,033 free-fall parachute jumps. In addition to being a very active Rotarian, he has a long history of public service as a 32nd degree Mason, a Shriner and a past master of the Bristow Masonic Lodge. He is very proud of his Native American heritage and being an Official Warrior of the Comanche Nation. He provides a Native American program for Rotary clubs all over the district. Anyone is invited to the program. Lunch will cost $10.
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Phyllis McGuire is presented the 2017 Eureka Springs High School Alumni Association Alumnus of the Year Award by Mary Weems, last year’s recipient.
McGuire named Eureka Springs High School Alumnus of the Year
Phyllis McGuire is this year’s Eureka Springs High School Alumnus of the year. McGuire received the award from the Eureka Springs High School Alumni Association. McGuire moved to Eureka Springs in 1948 at the age of 3, and she’s still here 70 years later. She was in the first grade class that started school in the “new school” built on Highway 62. After graduating from Eureka Springs High School in 1962, she attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education in 1966. The next year, she received her master’s degree in elementary education. She married Rod McGuire in 1966 while teaching in Springdale. The next year, she taught in Tulsa and returned to Eureka Springs in 1968 to teach fourth grade while her husband was in Vietnam. Upon his return, she taught elementary school in Little Rock. In 1970, after receiving specialized training in learning disabilities, McGuire taught children with learning disabilities in a resource room in Huntsville for two years. May of 1972 found her back home in Eureka Springs, giving birth to her first child, Kevin, and signing a contract to teach elementary school at the Eureka
Springs School District. She retired from teaching in May 2008 after teaching Eureka’s kids for 36 years. Her love, she said, was the excitement of teaching children to read. She loved to play the piano daily while the children sang patriotic songs and old favorites, like Paw Paw Patch. She enjoyed fun with her classes, like using puppets and producing plays. Among her accomplishments are 11 years as chairman of the Eureka Springs Historical Museum board, where, together with her husband, she created, produced and directed “Voices from Eureka’s Silent City” for seven years, raising tens of thousands of dollars for the museum. She conducted many teacher in-service seminars on how to teach children with learning disabilities and seminars on how to teach using the Program for Effective Teaching (PET) method. McGuire was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority and is active in many projects with her church. She has taught the youth CCD classes, been on the Parish Council several times and currently works with her husband to put on the King Cake Ball during the Mardi Gras season. Currently, McGuire enjoys being a Eureka Gras Cavalier and loves working at Flint Street, ECHO and Meals on Wheels.
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LOOKING BACK
Photo courtesy of Eureka Springs Historical Museum
This past weekend was the 47th annual Eureka Springs Antique Automobile Festival, and along with it came the 1922 Bank Robbery Re-enactment after the antique car parade. It may have been the ‘roaring twenties’ in most of the United States, but in Eureka Springs, it was a quiet autumn morning on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 1922. The tourist season had come to an end, and the First National Bank of Eureka Springs and the Bank of Eureka Springs were highly capitalized because of a successful season. Shortly after 11 a.m. on this fateful morning, Eureka Springs would be cast upon the front page of nearly every major newspaper in the United States. Five young men from Oklahoma, Cy Wilson, brothers Charlie and John Price, John Cowan and Mark Hendricks, drove into town to find a bank worth robbing. They camped outside of town and plotted their scheme during the night. They chose the First National Bank of Eureka Springs at 40 Spring St. as their target. Once the robbery was underway, nearby businessmen, E.A. Jordan, Jess Littrell, Joe McKimmey, Ed McShane, Homer Brittain, Sam Harman and Bob Bowman responded to silent alarms from inside the bank. A shootout in the street left three of the robbers dead and two were wounded. The sacks containing $60,000 in liberty bonds and $10,000 in cash the robbers had carried out of the bank were quickly recovered after the shooting stopped. No money was lost, and it was returned to the bank. Despite national publicity resulting from the Great Bank Robbery, the First National Bank was not to have a history of long service to Eureka Springs. It was an early-Depression casualty, closing its doors for the last time in 1931. The Bank of Eureka Springs (now Cornerstone Bank) is the only bank operating during the Great Bank Robbery era that is still in service today. - Stephanie Stodden Museum Operations Manager
HIFDA to host luncheon Sept. 26
The Holiday Island Fire Department Auxiliary will hold its luncheon and business meeting at noon Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Clubhouse ballroom at 1 Country Club Drive in Holiday Island. The doors will open at 11:30 a.m. for social visiting and lunch will be served at noon. It costs $8 for lunch and $12 for dues. Reservations must be made by Friday, Sept. 22. To reserve a spot, call Drenda Higdon at 479-363-8125.
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ES School Menu Monday, Sept. 18 Breakfast: Warm breakfast croissant with turkey sausage and cheese, fruit cup, box of raisins, juice and milk or strawberry banana yogurt and wholesome oatmeal bar or two wholesome oatmeal bars or bowl of cereal and string cheese or mini chocolate or powdered doughnuts Lunch: Cheeseburger, sandwich veggies sides, Texas chili beans, mixed fruit, fruit cup, juice and milk or corn dog Tuesday, Sept. 19 Breakfast: Bosco pepperoni pizza stick, box of raisins, juice and milk or strawberry banana yogurt and wholesome oatmeal bar or two wholesome oatmeal bars or bowl of cereal and string cheese or mini chocolate or powdered doughnuts Lunch: Saucy beef and rotini pasta with warm breadstick, celery sticks, fresh fruit, fruit cup, juice and milk or cheese pizza Wednesday, Sept. 20 Breakfast: Mini pancakes, fresh fruit, box of raisins, juice and milk or strawberry banana yogurt and wholesome oatmeal bar or two wholesome oatmeal bars or bowl of cereal and string cheese or mini chocolate or powdered doughnuts Lunch: Teriyaki with rice, steamed
broccoli, fresh baby carrots, box of raisins, fruit cup, juice and milk or Yoplait yogurt, string cheese and Cheez-it singles whole grain crackers Thursday, Sept. 21 Breakfast: Tony’s turkey sausage breakfast pizza, fruit cup, box of raisins, juice and milk or strawberry banana yogurt and wholesome oatmeal bar or two wholesome oatmeal bars or bowl of cereal and string cheese or mini chocolate or powdered doughnuts Lunch: Chicken bacon ranch flatbread sandwich, sandwich veggie sides, crinkle fries, fresh fruit, juice and milk or peanut butter and jelly sandwich and Cheez-it singles whole grain crackers Friday, Sept. 22 Breakfast: Biscuit and gravy with turkey bacon, fresh fruit, box of raisins, juice and milk or strawberry banana yogurt and wholesome oatmeal bar or two wholesome oatmeal bars or bowl of cereal and string cheese or mini chocolate or powdered doughnuts Lunch: Pepperoni stuffed sandwich pocket, fresh green side salad, corn, diced peaches, fruit cup, juice and milk or Bosco sticks
Senior Center Menu The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center is located at 202 W. Madison Ave. in Berryville. Lunch is served weekdays at noon. Monday, Sept. 18 Barbecue chicken breast, sweet potatoes, lima beans, fruit and wheat bread Tuesday, Sept. 19 Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, brussel sprouts and wheat roll
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guidelines. These approvals are new paint colors at 18 Pine and a new sign and new paint colors at 216 W. Van Buren. In other business, the commission gave its OK for administrative approvals, which are applications for repair and work involv-
Wednesday, Sept. 20 Navy beans and ham, tossed salad, zucchini and tomatoes, orange wedges and cornbread Thursday, Sept. 21 Strawberry salad with chicken, strawberries, cheese and walnuts, wheat cracker and cookie Friday, Sept. 22 Beef and rice casserole, beets, watermelon, Oreo whip and wheat bread ing no changes in materials or color. These approvals are repaving the driveway at 10 Eugenia, replacing the porch railings at 156 Spring and repairing the porch railings at 264 Spring. The commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, at City Hall.
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CALENDAR of events Send calendar entries to Kelby Newcomb at CCNNews@cox-internet.com. The calendar is reserved for events sponsored by non-profit entities, benefits for non-profits and free events. First priority will be given to organizations providing a public service, such as rural fire departments, schools, churches, hospital auxiliaries and services for senior citizens or veterans. Submissions should be timely. Calendar listings should not be more than 30 days in advance of the event. The calendar is sometimes edited to fit the available space in the print edition. See the full calendar online at www. LovelyCitizen.com.
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Sept. 15: Master Gardener Training
The Carroll County Cooperative Extension Office is partnering with the Carroll County Master Gardeners to offer Master Gardener training this fall, and the deadline to register is Friday, Sept. 15. Training will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 18, and ending on Wednesday, Nov. 15. The cost of the course is $75. Anyone who enjoys gardening, learning new and exciting techniques or living in a beautiful community is encouraged to join the Master Gardeners. Applications can be picked up at the Carroll County Extension Office at 909 Freeman Switch Rd. #B in Berryville or by asking a local Carroll County Master Gardener member.
Sept. 15: Dances of Universal Peace
Dances of Universal Peace will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (EUUF) at 17 Elk St. The dances are simple and joyful moving meditations that involve the singing of sacred phrases with accompanying movements from the world’s many spiritual traditions. Participation is free of charge. Contact Rebecca Babbs at 479-
Sept. 16: Community Yard Sale
A Community Yard Sale sponsored by Carroll County 4-H will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Carroll County Fairgrounds. Booth space is $20, and admission is $1 per person. For more information and pre-registration for booths, call 870-423-2958.
Sept. 16: Merlin Foundation Ragball Tournament
The Merlin Foundation is hosting its second annual Ragball Tournament at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at the A.L. Carter Baseball and Softball Complex in Berryville. Teams from Berryville, Harrison, Huntsville, Blue Eye and Fayetteville will compete to see who goes home with the first place trophy. The tournament will begin with Pool Play at 9 a.m. with Tournament Play to follow. The Merlin Foundation and Grandma’s House Children’s Advocacy Center are putting on the event, which will include t-shirts for $10 each and limited concessions. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, check out the organization’s Facebook
page or visit GrandmasHouseCAC.com.
Sept. 16: Visiting Artist
Well-known glass artist Rhonda Dixon will display her architectural stained glass piece of art “Springtime on Trace Branch” at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 16 Elk St. Dixon, a stained glass artist in Eureka Springs since 1970, created the two-window 6 foot by 12 foot panoramic landscape of the spring-blooming native wildflowers of Northwest Arkansas. The window will be on display at the EUUF for two weeks.
Sept. 17: EUUF Service
The Arkansas Hunger Alliance from Little Rock will talk about their work at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (EUUF) at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at 17 Elk St. and help the fellowship organize their Gleanings Gratitude on Saturday, Sept. 30. All are welcome.
Sept. 17: Gospel Bluegrass Band
Gospel bluegrass band Final Destination will be taking God’s message to the people at a concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
17, at Faith Bible Church at the shopping center in Holiday Island. Everyone is invited to attend.
Sept. 17: Eureka House Concert
Eureka House Concerts proudly presents singer and songwriter Rebecca Loebe at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at 17 Elk St. Loebe has spent the past decade performing in 44 states, as well as Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom and Japan. Bayard Blain, singer, songwriter and luthier, will open for Loebe. The doors open at 5 p.m. for a meet and greet potluck, and attendees will be asked for a $15 donation at the door. For more information, visit EurekaHouseConcerts.com or call 479-244-0123.
Sept. 18: Spaghetti Diner
The Holiday Island Presbyterian Church will host its annual benefit spaghetti dinner from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, at the Holiday Island Clubhouse. Tickets are $10 and include spaghetti, salad, a beverage and dessert. Takeouts are available. The benefitting missions are People Helping People and the Backpack Program. See Calendar, page 22
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ARIES: Put your best foot forward, and you’ll likely find all those Lego bricks someone left in the carpet. You’ll be late to work again, but at least you’ll invent a brand new dance. TAURUS: Looking on the bright side is a little tough since the universe upgraded to LED bulbs. Find some sunglasses so you don’t have a Clint Eastwood squint, unless you like saying “Make my day” to everyone, and then spending fifteen minutes explaining the reference to millennials. GEMINI: Buy a lottery ticket on Wednesday, and spend the afternoon slapping people with it when they ask about your retirement plans. Either you’ll win, or you’ll just be satisfied that you’ve given your nosy co-workers several paper cuts. CANCER: Things go awry in the bedroom when you discover an ant colony in your nightstand. Pro tip: keep the whipped cream in the fridge and the edible undies in a Ziploc bag unless you’re really into frantic screaming. LEO: You may feel like you’re stuck in someone’s shadow, but at least you don’t need as much sunscreen. They’ll move out of your spotlight faster if you goose them with a ballpoint pen. VIRGO: Beauty may be skindeep, but crazy goes all the way down to the DNA. People may look your way for the former, but they’ll watch you like a hawk for the latter. LIBRA: No one has all the answers, but you have enough wild theories to get yourself a gig on a cable news channel. Practice your condescending look in the mirror tonight. SCORPIO: You couldn’t catch a break if you were the new kid on a roller derby team. Slap on some pads and throw those elbows, because some good luck is heading your way fast and hard. SAGITTARIUS: Just when you want to get your groove on, you real-
ize it shrank in the dryer. Grab a new groove; this time, pick something with spandex that you can just hose off later. CAPRICORN: You took the road less traveled, and now you’re lost. Stop and listen; somewhere a crow is laughing at you. Give him your watch and he’ll lead you to the nearest Starbucks. AQUARIUS: New opportunities are flying at you like golf balls at a
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driving range. Put on your helmet and grab a bucket, because chances like this are worth a few bruises. Stock up while you can. PISCES: The journey of a lifetime begins with one step, but after that step, you jump right back into bed again. Drag yourself out of the warm covers and try for at least three steps this time. You can bring your teddy bear.
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Elizabeth (No. F17-0009) is a female 3.5-year-old regal looking, long haired kitty. She’s lived inside her whole life and is looking for an owner to brush her and give her lots of attention. Her favorite pastime is kitty yoga. She is spayed and has her shots. She’s available for adoption at the Good Shepherd Animal Shelter on Highway 62 east of Eureka Springs, open from noon to 5 p.m. every day but Tuesday and Wednesday. For more information, call 479-253-9188.
TRANSITION Jessie Anne (Colvin) Scott, of Eureka Springs, was born Oct. 11, 1934 in Lawrence, Kan., daughter of Victor K. and Margaret J. (Roper) Scott. She departed this life Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Fayetteville, Ark. at the age of 82. Jessie was a 1952 Eureka Springs graduate and attended the University of Arkansas and Draughon’s Business College in Springfield, Missouri. She spent younger years living in many different towns in the United States but always came back to Eureka Springs. Jessie loved animals, especially her cat, Helga. She is survived by her daughter, Andrea Colvin of Eureka Springs; Jerry Colvin, husband of thirty-two years, of Eureka Springs; sister, Victoria Kay Scott Ernst and husband, Tim, of Pleasant Hill, Calif.; grandchildren, Tara, Thalia, and Alex, all of Eureka Springs; two nephews; special cousins, Jo Duncan, Mike and Carolyn Sutton and many California cousins. Jessie is preceded in death by her parents, Victor and Margaret Scott; aunt, Mary Kathleen Roper Morgan; uncle, Forrest Lee Morgan Sr. and cousin, Forrest Lee Morgan Jr. (Pete). Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Nelson’s Chapel of the Springs, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Funeral Service will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 14, 2017 at the Parish Center in Eureka Springs, Ar-
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kansas with Father Joseph Archibong officiating. Interment will follow the service at the Eureka Springs Cemetery under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. Memorial donations may be made to the St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 232 Passion Play Road, Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.
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TRANSITION
Dalton Leon Johnson
July 3, 1996 – September 2, 2017
Dalton Leon Johnson, resident of Eureka Springs, was born July 3, 1996 in Berryville, Ark., son of Homer Leon and Tina Louise (Ratliff) Johnson. He departed this life Saturday, September 2, 2017 in Eureka Springs, at the age of 21 years. Dalton was a graduate of the 2014 Eureka Springs High School, an avid sports fan, a true outdoorsman and was a grill master in training. He was co-owner/ operator of Johnson Poultry and Cattle Farm. Family was the center of his life and he truly loved being a dad. Dalton was loved by so many and will be missed by all. He is survived by the love of his life, Brooke Johnson and their daughter, Kolbee Taetum Johnson of Eureka Springs. He is also survived by his parents, Homer and Tina Johnson of Eureka Springs; sister, Lacy Johnson of Nixa, Missouri; brother, Rocky Allen Hall of Washburn, Missouri; sister, Misty Louise Forgey and husband, Heath, of Washburn, Missouri; adopted brother, Tanner Allee of Eureka Springs; paternal grandparents, Perry and Loretta Johnson of Springdale, Ark.; maternal meme, Elizabeth Ratliff of Beaver, Ark.; two nieces, Laura Lynn Beers and Bailie Hall; nephew, Brodie Hall; numerous loving relatives and many close friends. He is preceded in death by his Papa John Ratliff; Nana Mary Jo Pouncy; great Aunt Pauline Worley; mother-inlaw, Brandi Obenshain. Visitation was at 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.,
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Sept. 18: Metafizzies Meeting The Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society (Metafizzies) meeting will feature a video on an extraordinary Korean Buddhist nun who lives a life fully integrated with her natural surroundings at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, at the Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. All are welcome.
Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at the Nelson’s Chapel of the Springs, Eureka Springs, Ark. Funeral service was at 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, at Faith Christian Family Church, Eureka Springs, Ark. with Coach Nolan Helder, Brother Billy McCall and Reverend Jim Maloney officiating. Interment will follow the service at the Staying Home Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service, Inc. Memorial donations may be made to the Eureka Springs High School c/o Athletic Department, 2 Lake Lucerne Drive, Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com
Sept. 19: Ozarks Chorale
The Ozarks Chorale invites singers to join them as their fall season commences rehearsals at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the Eureka Springs Middle School cafeteria at 142 Greenwood Hollow Road. Registration and social time begins at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Sept. 19 and 20: Five & Dime Drama Collective
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TRANSITION
William R. “Dick” Johnston
July 22, 1936 – September 6, 2017
William R. “Dick” Johnston, 81, of Eureka Springs, Ark., passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 in Davenport, Iowa after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Dick was born July 22, 1936 in Yakima, Washington, the son of Aaron Garvey & Bertha (Person) Johnston. He served in the United States Navy and was a graduate of the University of Idaho, where he had been a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Dick was united in marriage to Carolyn J. Bigler on October 3, 1959 in Post Falls, Idaho. Dick managed Sears Department Stores for 34 years, in Montana, South Dakota, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois. He enjoyed lake living in Eureka Springs, his summer home in the Black Hills and the outdoors. After his retirement, he and Carolyn volunteered with ECHO and local food banks. They had also sold and bought antiques for a number of years. Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Carolyn; his daughters, Treva (Reggie) Beckius of Grosse Pointe, Michigan and Vonda Johnston of Davenport; his sons, Brian (Kelly) Johnston of Pewaukee, Wisconsin and Steve Johnston of Idaho; his grandchildren, John (Saralyn) Beckius, Aaron Beckius, Sam Beckius, Will Johnston, Kadina Johnston, Dakota Johnston, Noah Johnston, Abagail Johnston and Aubry Johnston; his sisters, Arline (Ralph) Donat of Post Falls and Sonja Miller of Post Falls; his brother, Aaron (Betty) Johnston of Lincoln, Maine; his brother-in-law, Bob (Carrol) Bigler of Kalispell, Montana; and of Eureka Springs will hold auditions for their fall performance series at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, and Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Main Stage Creative Community Center at 67 N. Main St. There are 10 roles for men and 11 roles for women with ages ranging from 20s to 70s and for all races. A few of the roles require singing, but most do not. Rehearsals will begin in early October and continue until the performance date. Scripts will be sent to those wanting to prepare for the auditions. Email FiveAndDimeDrama@
several nieces and nephews. Dick was preceded in death by his parents; and his brother-in-law, Leonard Miller. A memorial service to celebrate his life was held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf, Iowa. Visitation was from 1 p.m. until the time of the services on Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Genesis Hospice of Davenport or to Eureka Christian Health Outreach (ECHO) of Eureka Springs. Online condolences may be expressed to the family by visiting Dick’s obituary at www.McGinnis-Chambers.com. gmail.com.
Sept. 28: Mass Flu Clinic The Carroll County Health Unit will hold a Mass Flu Clinic from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at 402 Hailey Road in Berryville. If you have insurance, the ADH will ask your insurance company to pay for the cost of giving the vaccine. If you do not have insurance or your insurance company does not pay, then the vaccine will be free of charge during the Mass Flu Clinic.
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Lovely Victorian home currently being used as a bed and breakfast with four nightly rental rooms (with a C2 commercial rating). Many beautiful architectural features completely restored. Ample parking in an attached lot that can accommodate 10 vehicles. Front and back decks are beautiful with plenty of room to sit back and relax. Business is located along the tour and trolley route providing for easy access and good visibility.